Brett Zongker

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Acclaimed violinist Joshua Bell performs with young musicians who are alumni of the National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) during a performance, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at Union Station in Washington. Seven years ago, Bell performed incognito for tips in a Washington subway station, but almost no one stopped to listen. The subway performance was an experiment with The Washington Post to see if anyone would notice some of the world's great music during their rush to work. It made for a good story that eventually won the Pulitzer Prize and inspired a children's book and even mentions in church sermons. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Famed violinist plays do-over at DC train station

Brett Zongker · September 30, 2014 9:31 pm

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts President Deborah F. Rutter answers questions about her vision for the center during a interview at the Associated Press in Washington, Friday Sept. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

New Kennedy Center head seeking innovation in arts

Brett Zongker · September 26, 2014 9:56 pm

Kansas senator quits Eisenhower Memorial project

Brett Zongker · September 24, 2014 10:21 pm

Group aims to redo neglected site on National Mall

Group aims to redo neglected site on National Mall

Brett Zongker · September 18, 2014 6:38 pm

Eisenhower Memorial panel considers Gehry’s design

Eisenhower Memorial panel considers Gehry’s design

Brett Zongker · September 17, 2014 11:09 pm

This photo taken Sept. 5, 2014 shows the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington exhibit of the flag that inspired the national anthem 'Star-Spangled Banner'. Years ago parts of the flag were snipped off and handed out as mementos and the Smithsonian has been reacquiring some of those fragments and adding to their collection. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Museum traces fragments of Star-Spangled Banner

Brett Zongker · September 12, 2014 4:37 pm

Smithsonian to open new history galleries in 2015

Smithsonian to open new history galleries in 2015

Brett Zongker · September 10, 2014 4:04 pm

FILE - In this March 14, 2014, file photo, Rosa Parks' Presidential Medal of Freedom, left, and her Congressional Gold Medal are displayed at Guernsey's auction house, in New York. Hundreds of items from the civil rights figure Rosa Parks that were long kept hidden away in a warehouse will have a new home at the Library of Congress for the next 10 years. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Rosa Parks’ archive heads to Library of Congress

Brett Zongker · September 10, 2014 2:37 am

Famous George Washington painting to be restored

Brett Zongker · September 8, 2014 2:06 pm

This undated handout image provided by Gehry Partners, LLP shows an aerial perspective of Eisenhower Square looking along Maryland Avenue, SW and Independence Avenue in Washington. Architect Frank Gehry is revising the design for a memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower near the National Mall after objections have delayed the project. On Thursday, Gehry's team will propose eliminating metal tapestries on the sides of the memorial square, along with some columns. The designers are trying to win approval from the National Capital Planning Commission. The federal panel voted to reject a previous design in April. (AP Photo/ Architect Frank Gehry is revising the design for a memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower near the National Mall after objections have delayed the project. (AP Photo/Gehry Partners, LLP)

Gehry revises design for Eisenhower Memorial in DC

Brett Zongker · September 4, 2014 8:58 pm

This undated handout image provided by Gehry Partners, LLP shows an aerial perspective of Eisenhower Square looking along Maryland Avenue, SW and Independence Avenue in Washington. Architect Frank Gehry is revising the design for a memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower near the National Mall after objections have delayed the project. On Thursday, Gehry's team will propose eliminating metal tapestries on the sides of the memorial square, along with some columns. The designers are trying to win approval from the National Capital Planning Commission. The federal panel voted to reject a previous design in April. (AP Photo/ Architect Frank Gehry is revising the design for a memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower near the National Mall after objections have delayed the project. (AP Photo/Gehry Partners, LLP)

Gehry revises design for Eisenhower Memorial in DC

Brett Zongker · September 4, 2014 3:20 pm

Sting, Tom Hanks among Kennedy Center honorees

Brett Zongker · September 4, 2014 3:08 pm